I'm new to Unix scripting. I have created the follwing script, but it error out with following error:- livps11:db2bws 16% archivelogbackup.ksh archivelogbackup.ksh[45]: syntax error at line 67 : `fi' unexpected Script is as follows:- if [ $COUNT2 -eq 0 ] ; then <<<<<This is line 45 print $MSG3 >> $TEMP_FILE1 cat $TEMP_FILE1 >> $OUTPUT_FILE elseif [ $COUNT1 != 0 ] then print $MSG2 >> $TEMP_FILE2 find $BKPDIR \! -name $BKPDIR -prune -mtime -1 | xargs ls -ltr | tail -2 >> $TEMP_FILE2 cat $TEMP_FILE2 >> $OUTPUT_FILE rmail -t "$TO_NAME" < $TEMP_FILE2 find $BKPDIR -prune -mtime 1 -exec mv {} /backup/temp \; if [ $ARCHLOGBKPUSED -ge $SPACELIMIT ] then print $MSG1 >> $TEMP_FILE3 cat $TEMP_FILE3 >> $OUTPUT_FILE rmail -t "$TO_NAME" < $TEMP_FILE3 elseif while [ $ARCHLOGBKPUSED -le $TOTALSPACE ] do mv $LOGARCHIVE/*.* $BKPDIR done fi <<<<<<<<<<This is line 67 fi

depending on your shell.... 'man ksh' yields: if list ; then list ; [ elif list ; then list ; ... ] [ else list The list following if is executed and, if it returns an exit status of 0, the list following the first then is executed. Otherwise, the list following elif is executed and, if its value is 0, the list following the next then is executed. Failing that, the else list is executed. If no else list or then list is executed, then the if command returns 0 exit status. vlad #include<disclaimer.h>

Hi, I think I see more problems than just one fi I tried to indent your script, and this is what I think is missing. if [ $COUNT2 -eq 0 ] ; then <<<<<This is line 45 print $MSG3 >> $TEMP_FILE1 cat $TEMP_FILE1 >> $OUTPUT_FILE elseif [ $COUNT1 != 0 ] <--- (missing ; here ) then print $MSG2 >> $TEMP_FILE2 find $BKPDIR \! -name $BKPDIR -prune -mtime -1 \ | xargs ls -ltr | tail -2 >> $TEMP_FILE2 cat $TEMP_FILE2 >> $OUTPUT_FILE rmail -t "$TO_NAME" < $TEMP_FILE2 find $BKPDIR -prune -mtime 1 -exec mv {} /backup/temp \; <-- (missing fi here) if [ $ARCHLOGBKPUSED -ge $SPACELIMIT ] then print $MSG1 >> $TEMP_FILE3 cat $TEMP_FILE3 >> $OUTPUT_FILE rmail -t "$TO_NAME" < $TEMP_FILE3 elseif <-- ( what's the "condition" here?? where is "then") while [ $ARCHLOGBKPUSED -le $TOTALSPACE ] do mv $LOGARCHIVE/*.* $BKPDIR done <--- ( Missing fi here) fi <<<<<<<<<<This is line 67 fi These things can be really common when ur writing the script for the first time. Shoudn't the elseif be elif, May be you just want to make conditions smaller. just use if [[ contition ]]; then statemnt else statement fi (NOTICE speces and [[ .) Might help solve your problem for now. Guess ur indenting script good. It really solve 50% of the problems. regards cdac.